2007-06-07 21:51:33 · 7 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Teachers absolutely play a role - Most instances they're with the students more hours in a day and hours in a week than the students are with their own families. But I wouldn't say that they MOLD a child's personality; I would say that they can affect it. "Mold" sounds more like a permanent or embedded formation in personality. "Affect" seems more like it alters or shifts something that's already in place.
A teacher MODELS (shows - not tells) many different behaviors in the classroom. It's his/her ACTIONS that a student watches and learns from. Students learn by repetition, so they learn about kindness, understanding, patience, forgiveness, anger, frustration, etc. by what they see on a regular basis.
A teacher can't MAKE a child form or change a behavior trait by her own accord - molding. The child will (or will NOT) begin to form or change in his own personality by imitating the behaviors of the teacher. I would imagine that the more a child is attached to the teacher, the more chance there will be a change in behavior(s).
It gets very complicated when a child comes from a disfunctional or abusive home. If a child sees his parent drunk all the time, or experiences constant yelling and beating when the parent is angry, then he begins to form his personality in the same manner because that's all he sees and knows. But when the child goes to school and has a very nurturing, loving, and caring teacher who shows the student a lot of attention, the child begins to see that there are other (better) ways to act besides the ways his parent does.
I was taught in education classes that a child's personality is 80% formed by the age of 6, and the other 20% forms between the ages of 6 and 12. I'm not sure how exact that is but I think it's a pretty genuine fact.
2007-06-07 22:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by vubu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one just born, only mother is feeding and taking care. Even before giving birth the mother only take care in the womb. Hence MATHA is first! Only that mother shows and introduces the baby the PITHA who is additional care taker including the mother anence in the SECOND place! As grows the baby need to know the basics of living which is being taught by GURU and hence in the third place! As regards GOD one comes to know at the later stage. Hence finds the FOURTH place. Though God is in the last place never in the Least place!
2016-04-01 09:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya they play a main role b'cause when we are going to school
they are only teaching good habits which our parents left out. and maximum our school sylabus itself moulds our personality
2007-06-07 22:03:09 · answer #3 · answered by akkash k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teachers including parents and others all play an important role in moulding and shaping childrens' behaviour. However, there is a school of thought that says your behavior is somewhat predetermined .
Watch a couple of videos called 7 up, 14 up, or 21 up by Michael Apted to see the evidence both for and against this theory. It is a fascinating area.
2007-06-07 22:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do.
The parents and the home lay the foundation for a child, the teacher (good or bad) will have a great deal of influence on the child, as they have them for seven or eight hours each day......thank you!
2007-06-07 22:25:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. But if the parental trust of the kid is strong, whenever the parent tells something contrary to the teacher they usually listen to the parents some more. Everything a teacher does influences children in more ways than one. ;-)
2007-06-07 22:01:14 · answer #6 · answered by DEADPOOL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They most certainly do. This is the sole reason Rosie O'Donnell will never be granted a teaching certificate.
2007-06-07 21:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋